- indie rock, rock, power pop, indie pop
- 44 min
- 10 tracks
- Anti‐
Straight Line Was a Lie is the fourth studio album by the New Zealand indie rock band the Beths. The album was released on 29 August 2025 through Anti- and received positive reviews.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1Straight Line Was a Lie4:05
- 2Mosquitoes4:44
- 3No Joy3:17
- 4Metal4:43
- 5Mother, Pray for Me4:51
- 6Til My Heart Stops4:15
- 7Take3:57
- 8Roundabout4:24
- 9Ark of the Covenant4:22
- 10Best Laid Plans5:05
10 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beths
- Label
- Anti‐
- Released
- 2025
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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